Piñon Awards
Honoring excellence in the nonprofit sector
Since 1987, the Santa Fe Community Foundation has selected and awarded the Piñon Awards to local nonprofit organizations that have made extraordinary contributions to the community. First held in a board member’s living room, the Piñon Awards ceremony has become a fall tradition filling the La Fonda ballroom with awardees, supporters, and friends of the Foundation.
Timeline
2025 Piñon Awards
Guidelines
Eligibility guidelines
Organizations and individuals may be nominated by a board member, funder, past Piñon Award recipient, or any member of the community. Staff from eligible nonprofits may also nominate their organization.
Winning nonprofits:
- have operated for at least three years in northern New Mexico;
- are a 501(c)(3) or tribal entity;
- have a proven track record;
- serve the Foundation’s geographic area of service (Santa Fe, Mora, Rio Arriba, and San Miguel counties); and
- their work is aligned with one or more of the Foundation’s funding priorities: Arts & Culture, Animal Welfare, Civic & Economic Opportunities, Education, Environment, and Health & Wellbeing.
Award categories
Courageous Innovation Award
Quiet Inspiration Award
Resiliency Award
Tried & True Award
CONGRATULATIONS
2024 awardees
Our 2024 awardees are a truly outstanding and diverse group of local nonprofits — chosen in four categories from a record-breaking 100+ nominations. Please join us in congratulating:
The Memory Care Alliance
Courageous Innovation Award
New Mexico Legal Aid
Quiet Inspiration Award
Lightning Boy Foundation Inc
Resiliency Award
Bienvenidos Outreach, Inc.
Tried & True Award
- A brief description of the nonprofit organization's overall mission, services, or programs
- Your reasons for nominating the organization
- Up to one additional attachment (program, flyer, newsletter, etc.)
FAQ
Frequently asked questions
What organizations will be considered for the awards?
Who may do the nominating?
How do I send in a nomination?
When are nominations due?
sPonsors
Our corporate partners in philanthropy
We are proud to partner with these outstanding businesses in fostering a culture of community philanthropy:
Rio Grande Level
Pecos Level
Chama Level
San Juan Level
Galisteo Level
sPonsors
Our corporate partners in philanthropy
We are proud to partner with these outstanding businesses in fostering a culture of community philanthropy:
Rio Grande Level
Pecos Level
Chama Level
San Juan Level
Galisteo Level
Featured story
Announcing 2024 Piñon Awards Recipients
The Santa Fe Community Foundation is delighted to announce the winners of its 2024 Piñon Awards: The Memory Care Alliance, New Mexico Legal Aid, Lightning Boy Foundation Inc, and Bienvenidos Outreach, Inc. The awards, presented annually by the Foundation since 1987, are a prestigious recognition of excellence within northern New Mexico’s nonprofit sector.
partners
Our corporate partners
We wish to thank the following Corporate Partners for supporting the 38th Annual Piñon Awards:
Leader
Patron
La Fonda on the Plaza
Friend
Graystone Consulting from Morgan Stanley
JPMorganChase
St. Vincent Hospital Foundation/Christus St. Vincent Hospital
Anonymous Donor
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